News Flash! Protest Rocks OAU Over Lynching of Final Year  Student 

Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife has demanded justice for one of their colleagues  ,Okolie Arinze, a 500-level Civil Engineering  killed by mob action.
Recall that the deceased,who  was accused of Phone-theft  and was subjected to torture by mob later gave up the ghost .
Arinze, after being subjected to torture on allegation of stealing a mobile phone in Awo Hall of the university, passed away on Tuesday, at the Emergency Medical Centre of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife
The protesting students reportedly stormed the Students’ Union Building and shut it down.
Student leaders in the faculty of Technology, who spoke with Journalists; said the peaceful protest would continue to express their grievances and hold all parties involved in the killing accountable.
The incident was confirmed via a statement issued on Tuesday by the OAU spokesperson, Abiodun Olarewaju.
Olarewaju noted that preliminary investigation revealed that the student died of a mob action on the allegation that he stole a phone, adding that OAU management has set up a panel to investigate the incident.
He stated: “The administration of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has condemned, in strong terms, the incident that led to the death of a Part 5 student of the institution.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the student died of a mob action on the allegation that he stole a phone.
“Saddened by this ugly development which he described as unfortunate, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Simeon Bamire, has set up a committee to unravel the circumstances that led to this incident.
“The action of the mob, being a violation of the law of the country and of the university regulations, has been reported to the police who have commenced investigations.
“The university administration hereby commiserates with the parents of the deceased, staff and students, and prays that God will grant us the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss.”
The OAU spokesman, therefore, enjoined students to desist from taking laws into their hands and report any criminal activities to the university authorities for immediate action.

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